Combination foldable comb and hollow handle



Oct. 3, 1944. c. T. LA MONT 2,359,427

COMBINATION FOLDABLE COME AND HOLLOW HANDLE Filed May 15, 1943 PatentedOct. 3, 1944 COMBINATION FOLDABLE COMB AND HOLLOW HANDLE Charles '1. LaMont, Milwaukee, Wis.

Application May 15, 1943, Serial No. 487,100

1 Claim.

My invention has for its object to provide a toilet article embodying ahollow handle and foldable comb, whereby it can be compactly tored inthe pocket of the user.

Another object of my invention is to provide a handle having one flatface for nested engagement with a pivoted comb, th handle being providedwith serrations or ribs, whereby the device is securely held in thepocket of the user.

With the above and other minor objects in View, the invention consistsin certain peculiarities of construction and combination of parts aswill be hereinafter fully set forth with reference to the accompanyingdrawing and subsequently claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 represents a side, elevational view of a foldable comb andfountain handle embodying the features of my invention, parts beingbroken away and in section at the top and bottom to illustratestructural features.

Figure 2 is a face view of the toilet article showin the comb folded inits nested position upon the handle.

Figure 3 is a cross, sectional view of th article, the section beingindicated by line 3--3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a detail, elevational view of a knurled cap member forming avented end closure for the plug valve.

Referring by characters to the drawing, I indicates a hollow handlehaving an open top end and a closed bottom end, the closed bottom endbeing formed with a finger gripping depressed ear I. The hollow orchambered handle is provided with a flat face 2 and a curved face 2',which latter face, as shown, is provided with a plurality of transverseserrations 3 which form a rough surface, whereby the handle, when fittedin the pocket of a user will not inadvertently slip out.

It will be noted that the comb, when folded, rests snugly against thefiat face of the handle and is protected. The fountain comb in thisposition is inserted into the pocket of the user with the flat face ofcomb toward the inner side of the pocket and th serrated, curved wall ofthe handle will thus slightly distend the outer wall of the pocket andthis exerted pressure upon th article will hold the same snugly inposition to prevent inadvertent slippage of the article from the pocketwhen the wearer of the same is in a tooped position.

The flat handle face 2 is provided with spaced stop lugs 4-4 forengagement with the edge of a comb 5, when said comb is in its foldedposition and resting upon the flat surface of the handle.-

The lower end of the comb is pivoted to the flat face of the handle by ascrew 6, which screw in practice, is adapted to cut its own threadedseat within an aperture of the handle, whereby tension of the screw maybe adjusted to firmly secure the comb in its pivoted relation with thefountain handle.

As shown in Figure 1, the top open end of the handle is threaded for thereception of a stopper plug 1, the same being provided with a threadedshank for engagement with the threaded end of the handle.

The head of the plug 1 is provided with a fluid discharge vent 8, whichcommunicates with a chamber 9 formed in the shank of the plug. Thischamber 9, at its lower end, is provided with threads for the receptionof a correspondingly threaded cap I0, said cap being provided with arestricted vent I I. Thus it will be noted that the hollow closure plugis provided with a cage for the reception of a valve ball I2 and whenthe toilet article is nested Within the pocket of the user, the normalposition of this valve ball l2 closes the lower vent II. Should thearticle be inserted in the pocket in reverse, the plug 8 would be closedby the ball, whereby leakage of the fluid would be checked.

IAS indicated in Figure 4 of the drawing, the vented cap II is providedwith a knurled head whereby said cap may he removed for assemblage orcleaning purposes.

It will also be noted that the toilet article is firmly held againstslippage from the pocket of the user, not only due to the corrugations 3in the handle, but the teeth of the comb, which are transverselyarranged with reference to the handle, will also serv to preventslippage of the toilet article. It will be noted that under present warconditions, due to the scarcity of certain materials, this toiletarticle may be manufactured entirely from some plastic material, whichis adapted to be cheaply molded in the desired formation, whereby handwork is dispensed with.

As indicated by dotted lines in Figure 2 of the drawing, when the combis swung to its functioning position with reference to the handle, it islimited in longitudinal alignment with the handle by a shoulder 5, whichshoulder will engage the lower end of the stop lug 4.

From the foregoing description it will be manifest that when it isdesired to use the article, the comb is swung to its functioningposition and drops of fluid can readily be scattered over the hair ofthe user by inverting the handle and gyrating the same to scatter dropsof fluid upon the handle, the handle being flat upon one side wall,intersected by a crowned wall, a, finger gripping ear extending from thelower end of the handle flush with the flat face thereof, upper andlower edged lugs extending from the flat face of the handle, and afoldable flat comb pivoted to the gripping ear engageable with the stoplugs when said com'b is folded.

CHARLES '1. LA MONT.

